After European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi promised on
Friday to use whatever means necessary to raise inflation,
investors were betting the ECB would soon unveil new measures,
possibly including government bond purchases.

The euro zone Euro STOXX 50 index rose 0.6
percent to 3,211.70 points, taking its gain since the close on
Thursday to 3.5 percent, the biggest two-day rise since June
2013.

"We're still very bullish on European assets just because of
the ECB policy that is going to trump everything else," said
Patrick Armstrong, chief investment officer at Plurimi
Investment Managers.

The index trimmed its gains in late trade after ECB
governing council member Jens Weidmann, who is president of
Germany's Bundesbank, said additional measures would encounter
legal hurdles.
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